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"There are two parts to the shell of a turtle: the upper portion is called the "carapace" and the bottom half is called the "plastron." Both shells are actually made of many fused bones. The carapace is the fusion of about 50 bones - the ribs and vertebrae. The plastron is the fusion of bones including the clavicles (collar bones), bones between the clavicles, and portions of the ribs. A bony bridge joins the carapace and the plastron along the side of the turtle. Some turtles have a moveable joint, usually in the plastron, which acts as a "hinge" and allows the turtle to pull the carapace and plastron together tightly, while the turtle retracts its body into the shell. Shells have a blood and nerve supply, so bleeding and pain can result if the shell is"
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Why is the tortoise shell rough?
To protect the tortoise.
What reptile is the only reptile with a shell?
a turtle is a reptile with a shell . So is a Tortoise ! A tortoise is also a reptile with a shell !
In the fable of the tortoise how does the tortoise get a broken shell?
His shell breaks when he has to jump to his home from up in the sky
How do you draw a tortoise shell without the tortoise in it?
you draw the tortoise and then rub out its body
How are the tortoise shell useful to them?
The tortoise's shell is their home. The shell has a hard cover and can protect them when something hard hits it. If they do not have the shell, they would have died fast.
Where is the tortoise shell in you spy?
It is in the clock and it is the shell of a turtle
Adaptation of a tortoise?
its shell
Why would you find a huge empty tortoise shell and not the tortoise?
Unfortunately, it is a myth that turtles and tortoises can leave or change their shells. The shell is actually a hard, protective covering over the turtle or tortoise's ribs. So if you find an empty tortoise shell that means that that tortoise has died and decomposed.
Why would you find a huge tortoise shell and not the tortoise?
That's why I asked you
What is tortoise defense?
Their shell (carapace) into which the tortoise withdraws as much as possible.
Why was a battering ram called a tortoise?
A tortoise goes about its life looking after its shell and the battering ram is covered with a shell/roof.
Does a gopher tortoise have a hard or soft shell?
it has a soft shell
